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NEXT, PANELISTS DISCUSS ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL MISCONDUCT AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTME D DURING THE BUSH... |
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WELL, THANK YOU, JOHN. YOUR PASSION FOR HISTORY, FAIR PROCEEDINGS, AND JOURNALISM IS REALLY WHAT ENABLED... |
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THANK YOU. |
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WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION, ANDREW. AND I'D LIKE TO BRING THE FOCUS OF OUR TALK TODAY A... |
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WELL, IT'S A TREAT TO BE HERE, AND I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT FORUM TO... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NAN. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'VE KNOWN NAN AARON FOR PRETTY MUCH AS LONG AS I'VE... |
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BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ELIOT? YES? |
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THE ROLE OF CONGRESS IN ALL OF THIS -- CAMPAIGN FINANCE. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIDN'T SPEAK OUT... |
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WELL, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT. AND WE THINK WE HAVE TRIED TO DO A LOT SINCE WE TOOK CONTROL... |
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SCOTT. |
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ELIOT, IS THE COMMITTEE SATISFIED WITH THE DOCUMENT PRODUCTION THAT THE WHITE HOUSE MADE ON THE BOLTON-MYERS-ROVE... |
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WELL, SOME OF THAT I CAN'T ANSWER YET BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY RESTRICTIONS THAT EXIST UNTIL... |
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YES. |
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I'M FROM PUERTO RICO. AND PERHAPS WHEN THE SELECTED PROSECUTION INVESTIGATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE,... |
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WELL, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS THAT OCCUR. WE DID LOOK INTO THE PUERTO RICO SITUATION AT THE TIME. THERE... |
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YES. |
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A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT -- AND APPLAUD THE COMMITTEE FOR THE RECENT IMPEACHMENT OF A JUDGE... |
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IT'S NOT AT ALL FUNNY. I SMILE ONLY BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS. AND THERE WERE... |
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THE INTERVIEW HAS BEEN SCHEDULED. THAT HAS BEEN PUBLICLY STATED. I CANNOT GIVE YOU ANY MORE INFORMATION... |
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[ INAUDIBLE ] -- THE DEAL THAT WAS MADE WITH KARL ROVE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS UNDER OATH OR... |
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WE ARE SATISFIED BY THOSE TERMS QUITE SPECIFICALLY. WHEN THIS ISSUE CAME UP, THE ONLY OFFER THAT WE... |
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ON THE WARRANTLESS WIRETAPPING, CONSIDERING THE "NEW YORK TIMES" RECENT SORT OF LITTLE BREAK IN THAT,... |
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WELL YOU MAY WANT TO GO, FRANKLY, TO THE NATIONAL ACLU, WHICH HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF LAWSUITS ON THAT... |
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GOOD MORNING, ELLIOTT. LAVERNE JORDAN FROM THE CAMPAIGN FOR JUDICIAL CORRECTNESS UNDER THE LAW. |
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YES. |
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OUR ORGANIZATION IS MORE LOCAL. I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TWO QUESTIONS.... |
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WELL, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR CONCERNS, WITH RESPECT TO THE JUDICIARY, THE JUDGES, WE DO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY... |
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[ INAUDIBLE ] -- COMMITTEE PREPARED TO DO -- |
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WELL THE ANSWER IS WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I MEAN, WE HOPE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION... |
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I'M AFRAID WE HAVE TO END THIS PART OF THE PROGRAM, BUT ELLIOTT IS AVAILABLE, AND CAN YOU BE HERE... |
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WELL, NOT MUCH LONGER. UNFORTUNATELY, I NEED TO GET BACK FOR AN OVERSIGHT MEETING, AND IN A FEW MINUTES... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR AN ENLIGHTENING PRESENTATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. THANK... |
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THAT WAS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ELLIOTT, AND NAN. WITHOUT MUCH FURTHER ADIEU, I COULD TALK... |
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I'M GOING TO TAKE A DRINK OF WATER. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. SINCE I MADE A CHANGE... |
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WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE. I'LL JUST SAY PARENTHETICALLY, IT'S NECESSARILY THE CASE THAT DISCUSSIONS... |
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GOOD MORNING. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK GOD FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO... |
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THANK YOU, CHAMP. WELL, NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A BIT OF A REPORT CARD ON LEGAL CONGRESSIONAL AND... |
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THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. I WANT TO STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM OF POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS... |
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THANK YOU, BRUCE. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE LEGAL DIRECTOR AT THE ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE WHO'S... |
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THANK YOU, SCOTT. JUST BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, I'M BILL YOEMANS AND IN ADDITION NOW TO BEING THE LEGAL... |
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THANK YOU, BILL. IN FACT, ON THAT VERY POINT, I HEARD THAT ON THE 21ST OF APRIL, ATTORNEY GENERAL... |
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THANKS VERY MUCH, SCOTT. MANY OF YOU THINK OF OHIO AS GROUND ZERO PERHAPS FOR CONTROVERSY OVER ELECTION... |
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WELL, THAT WAS A BIPARTISAN PROCESS. THERE WAS NO CONTROL. THIS WAS A FRAUDULENT ELECTION. THE FBI... |
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NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THREE MORE VOICES TO SPREAD THE FIELD A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. WE'RE GOING TO... |
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I NOTICED ON THE AGENDA, I'M HERE TODAY TO BE ONE OF THE FACES OF THE ACCUSED IS WHAT IT SAYS. THAT'S... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A CHAEPG IN THE THE PROGRAM. THE REASON WE DECIDED TO DO... |
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THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU, GAIL AND THANK YOU, SCOTT FOR THE INTRODUCTION EARLIER. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD SEVERAL ... |
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THE OTHER ONE IS KATHERINE MINOR. KATHERINE IS THE DAUGHTER OF PAUL MINOR, AND I'M NOT GOING PUT... |
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AND, YES, AND NOW THE TARGET -- |
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AND NOT AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. EXACTLY. [ INAUDIBLE ] |
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PAUL MINOR'S CASE, BUT THE REASON HE GOT IN TROUBLE WAS FOR BRADY VIOLATIONS, WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE... |
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THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SENATOR EDUARDO BAHTIA FROM PUERTO RICO WHO WILL TALK ABOUT... |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO BE VERY BRIEF, BUT I WANT TO TAKE YOU OVERSEAS. IT'S... |
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THAT WAS THE LAST WITNESS OF THE PROSECUTION, BY THE WAY. THAT VERY SAME DAY THE PROSECUTION RESTED... |
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WE KNOW IT HAS BEEN CERTAINLY A LONG MORNING, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF ALL... |
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I'M GOING TO SAY ONE LAST THING. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE GUESTS. BY THE WAY, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT NOTHING HAS MADE ME PROUDER THAN TO HELP SPONSOR THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE... |
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WE MAY HAVE TO BREAK NOW FOR C-SPAN PURPOSES, BUT BEFORE PEOPLE LEAVE, IF THE PRESS WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.